Dwayne Monroe

Despite the forward by Zizek, "capitalism's court jester" to borrow from Gabriel Rockhill, historian Sophie Wahnich's 'In Defense of the Terror' is an essential work. Contrary to the counter revolutionary liberal line, Robespierre's logic was irrefutable: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/233177...

Oh Matt Yglesias doesn’t believe in birthright citizenship now

So are all the serious journalists who had to debate him and feature him over Black thinkers because we were just “online”

And we didn’t understand journalism.
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Can you come outside so I can ABSOLUTELY JUMP you

Paging @harrysimmons3578.bsky.social - who has a thought or two on the US lacking a culture besides the forcibly imported ones the settlers tirelessly work to demean (such as African cultural expression).

Precisely

Gaza should instruct you: the 'democratic' order is ready and willing to commit genocide to retain power. Apply this lesson to climate change. What do we think will happen if the hydrocarbon cartel is actually challenged? No, voting for Dems does not challenge it which is why it's tolerated.

In these cases, AI is being used to solder together the libertarian goal of dismantling administrative capacity with the fascist goal of ever present control and enforcement. This mediating function between contrasting desires is at least as important whether it actually works.

Can't wait to have this discussion with Fadiah Nadwa Fikri about the so-called "Malaya Emergency" & how lessons from that counterrevolutionary war should inform approaches to international solidarity and struggles for self-determination today

Again, I am urging orgs, and especially activist groups, to move computing services off of these cursed platforms. I'm creating a how-to guide and invite others to contribute ideas and insights. Why leave M365? Voila: monroelab.com/2025/01/22/s...

Many thanks!!

Thanks!

I volunteer to aid an effort to build an alternative

Thus providing me with an opportunity to highlight something I wrote several years ago, predicting exactly this. All hail productive pettiness: monroelab.com/2021/10/20/t...

Thanks!

Thanks!!

A picture of me, hand on chin, sitting at a table

Today is my birthday. Huzzah for continuation. In lieu of sending dilithium crystals, my preferred gift, needed for my..work, I ask for a show of hands: who wants to join me in making a zine? The topic: a guide to leaving 'the cloud' for activist orgs. Art thou in? Email dmonroe0707 at proton dot me

Shai-Hulud 2.0: Responding to the npm Worm Threatening CI/CD Security | HackerOne Shai-Hulud 2.0 is a self-replicating npm malware campaign exposing secrets and compromising CI/CD pipelines. Learn how to respond and reduce risk.

Secure your CI/CD pipelines: www.hackerone.com/blog/shai-hu...

A friend said, 'focusing on Silicon Valley isn't helping us replace it.' I disagree. Wars require maps and knowledge of your enemy's methods and plans. Focus on SV, treated as the foundation of a battle plan, is essential.

The Tech Industry’s "AI" Play for Education Dollars with Dwayne Monroe YouTube video by Millennials Are Killing Capitalism Live!

Right. The industry knows higher-ed is a target rich environment. In enterprise IT, execs rarely listen to people like me but infosec and biz requirements still have some sway, slowing adoption. Academia, not so much. I talk about this here: www.youtube.com/live/sey7TS4...

We Will Demand it For You. On AI and Nuclear Power I vividly remember the Three Mile Island incident which, to-date, remains the most severe accident in US commercial nuclear plant history. The military’s own radiation soaked history, still mostly …

It's been awhile since I wrote an article for my tech industry analysis blog, monroelab.com. I poured a glass of wine and asked myself: why? Then I re-read a few essays, such as this one and recalled that the industry is a zombie and writing about it, draining: monroelab.com/2024/10/08/w...

By the gods this explains so much; compradors are always maniacs...

Excerpt from article: "Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (Pfas) are a group of chemicals that have been used in manufacturing and added to consumer products since the 1950s. They are known as "forever chemicals" as they can take hundreds or even thousands of years to degrade after the products they have been used in are thrown away. This means that if they leak into the soil or water, which they often do, they could remain there for centuries. Their impact on human health and the environment is only just becoming clear, with new studies frequently emerging about some of the chemicals' links to diseases such as cancer."

It may be time to dump my oatmeal...

The Apocalypse Factory: Plutonium and the Making of the… A thrilling narrative of scientific triumph—and the uni…

Now reading; there's nothing like a bit of plutonium with breakfast. www.goodreads.com/book/show/53...

In addition to these virtues, this essay also shows how people with actual technical knowledge and experience speak and write. In the 'AI' vibes era of tech capitalist bullshittery, this is what I sorely miss. Engineering!

Datacenters in space are a terrible, horrible, no good idea. There is a rush for AI companies to team up with space launch/satellite companies to build datacenters in space. TL;DR: It's not going to work.

an important read for at least 2 reasons:

1. shows how big tech operates on intuitions and vibes and not rigorous research

2. this is a masterpiece in how to breakdown complex scientific concepts in simple language and elegant pros that captivate the lay reader

taranis.ie/datacenters-...

Paging @davidgerard.co.uk - both of us, I believe, have been in enterprise IT long enough to recall workflow automation platforms from various vendors (of varying quality). Two fellows, formerly of DeepMind, have added 'agentic AI' to the mix, making it...better: www.technology.org/2025/12/03/t...

Glad it helped!

YouTube video by Microsoft - A Materialist Approach Lenin on Microsoft: AI and Stagnation

Did you know that Lenin's theory of imperialism can be applied to Microsoft and the 'AI' push? Well, now you do: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPAy...

The 21st century corporation is, in key ways, far worse than 20th century versions. Whereas the 20th century was the age of corp tyranny to enact sinister plans. 21st century corps only have tyranny, aimless management and constant chatter about 'AI', like some noisy level of Dante's hell.

You're right. The tech cartel are simple thieves and not worthy of the title 'pirate'

Thanks and I'd love to have a conversation! We'll coordinate and find a date/time